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as in consecration
the act of making something holy through religious ritual the sacred site required another sanctification after it had been defiled by the invaders

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Recent Examples of sanctification The sanctification of Lee and other Confederate leaders, in turn, pushed the complexities of the surrender and of the Civil War era into the shadows, allowing the myth of Appomattox to flourish for more than a century. Made By History, Time, 9 Apr. 2025 The underlying problem with the West, Mishra argues, is its sanctification of the Holocaust. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025 The result is that liberal analysts prefer the sanctification of allies and the demonization of rivals to objective and informed analysis. Anatol Lieven, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 But if her death allows for her sanctification, the film doesn’t quite know how to represent her life. Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 But Ii her death allows for her sanctification, the film doesn’t quite know how to represent her life. Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024 This sanctification was a crucial step in including medicine as its own advanced degree program at the first universities that were established around 1200 in Europe. Meg Leja, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023 Doing so is not a violation but a sanctification of Shabbat. Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021 There is so much sanctification that goes on in the wake of somebody’s death where people want to put him on a pedestal. Chris Lee, Vulture, 15 July 2021
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Noun
  • By eliminating the physical emblem of papal power, the Church underscores that the authority of the previous pope cannot be transferred, thus paving the way for the election and consecration of a new leader.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • But this consecration can be frightening too, as Western stars have almost immediately embraced Nigerian sounds.
    Billboard France, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The water solutions business, for example, provides technologies for water purification across various industries.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2025
  • The air filter is also washable and reusable, a thoughtful addition in terms of both air purification and sustainability.
    Jordan Liberty Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
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  • Image Image Image In early Christianity, the keys were largely a theological symbol of forgiveness, and that in giving Peter the keys, Jesus was offering salvation to people.
    Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 8 May 2025
  • Rather than using the salvation of Tommy as an excuse to inadvertently kill those who wronged her, Ellie’s bloodlust is on full display to Dina.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025

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“Sanctification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanctification. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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